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Containers
Top Docker Performance Tweaks on Low-Power Hardware
There are two things that I highly recommend for modern home lab environments, Docker and low-power mini PCs. Docker provides a much more efficient way to run apps compared to running full virtual machines. Also,…
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Security
Configure Sophos UTM to work with Filezilla FTP Server
If you are running Sophos UTM at home and would like to use FileZilla FTP server, there are a few…
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ActiveDirectory
How to Sync Passwords between Child and Parent Domain with FIM 2010 R2
For those of you in a multi domain environment due to the structure of your company or from migrations from…
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Networking
Basic Dell Powerconnect Nseries iSCSI switch configuration
Recently, I got my hands on a couple of Dell PowerConnect 8132f switches for a client to configure for iSCSI traffic…
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Networking
Setting up VLANs Cisco SG300-20 Switch
The Cisco SG300-20 Switch is a great home lab switch that features most of the capabilities that ones see and…
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Hyper-V
Setup a Hyper-V Cluster Lab in VMware Workstation
Setting up a Hyper-V cluster lab in VMware Workstation is not too difficult and can easily be accomplished in a…
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vSphere 6
Change vRealize Operations Manager 6.01 appliance IP Address
Recently in upgrading a production vSphere 5.5 environment to 6.0, I have been working through the individual infrastructure pieces left…
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vSphere 6
Install Dell OMSA 8.1 in ESXi 6.0 and add to OME
Recently, after upgrading a Dell Cluster to vSphere 6.0, one of the tasks that I wanted to accomplish was to…
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vSphere 6
Upgrade ESXi 5.5 Dell Server cluster to ESXi 6 with VUM
In the post today I would like to go through the process to update a Dell ESXi 5.5 cluster to…
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Virtualization
Upgrade VMTurbo to version 5.2
VMTurbo is a great free product out there that is designed to help you monitor your virtual environment free! Recently,…
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Web
How to block ports with Cloudflare
If you are utilizing Cloudflare as a reverse proxy service for your backend webserver, you may desire to have Cloudflare…
